Original scientific paper
The Structure of Teachers' Attitudes Towards Integration of Deaf Children and Youth, Sign Language and Support Of Educational Interpreters in Regular Educational Settings
Branka Bosnar
; Djecji vrtic “Mali princ“, Zagreb
Sandra Bradarić-Jončić
; Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet Sveucilišta u Zagrebu
Abstract
The sample included alltogether 449 teachers of regular preschools and schools in Zagreb area. By using factor analysis, 6 factors were extracted. The investigation showed that teachers have had mainly positive attitudes towards socializational-, educational- and emotional effects of educational integration of deaf children and youth, as well as towards additional training of teachersand sign language, while the attitudes towards the inclusion of educational interpreters into regular pre/school settings were undetermined.
Keywords
educational integration; deaf; hearing impaired children; sign language; educational interpreting
Hrčak ID:
30716
URI
Publication date:
30.12.2008.
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